Presented by: Bill Constant
Workshop description:
Historic trauma and oppression of our people has lead to rampant lateral violence (bullying) in our indigenous communities. This session will focus on explaining what lateral violence is and how historical experience affects our present situation. Participants will be involved by identifying examples of lateral violence and brainstorming ways in which we can combat lateral violence in our communities.
Presented by: Bill Constant
Workshop description:
This session will focus on the issue of compassion fatigue from a First Nations perspective. The topics to be covered are the historic root of our social problems, role of caregivers, recognizing compassion fatigue, our holistic well-being, identifying our needs and how to develop holistic self care plans. “When helping starts to hurt” will be discussed. This session will include participation, group discussion, laughter and play. It is open to all caregivers such as frontline workers, teachers and those in leadership positions.
Presented by: Alice and Julie Verreault Echaquan, Council of the Atikamekw Nation (Social Services Manawan)
Workshop description:
Description: Kweskatisiwin 2014-2019 action plan is to take concrete action to protect children and their families in order to promote life and the best individual and collective well-being within the members of Manawan.
The specific objective is to facilitate the participants' understanding on the types of sexual abuse and their consequences, how to identify warning signs and to develop the habit of setting up a safety net in case of doubt. All this is provided for children, young people and their parents in the natural environment.
Topics include: sexual abuse, consequences of sex abuse cycle, risk factors, related emotions, existing resources, Police (judicial process), how to take care of yourself...Project with the Centre d’expertise Marie-Vincent.
Presented by: Charlie Nowkawalk & Phillipe-Alexandre Bourgouin
Workshop description:
For many years since Inuit lost their independence from colonization and assimilation policies, we experienced collective traumas which lead to serious and severe social and criminal problems. There has been many works done to help Inuit but the leadership and decision makers always came from outside. Through Clinical Project Inuit wanted to be the leaders and decision makers throughout the whole process.
We have suffered suicides, addiction and mental illnesses and much more problems for many years. We didn't know how to deal with those complex traumas until we were given an opportunity to study and prioritize areas where we want to work to reduce and mobilize Inuit in Nunavik.
In 2009, ''Le Ministère de la Santé et Services Sociaux'' has given a mandate to Nunavik Regional Board Health and Social Services to review all Nunavik health and social services resources in order to make new recommendations to the provincial government in order to improve future services in Nunavik.
Back in 2010, in Kuujjuaq there were many Inuit and non-Inuit, elders, youth political leaders cultural activist, both hospital managers and board members including regional health board members participated in a one week multi-disciplinary meeting and identified social priorities where they want to work for years to come.
Under clinical project or Ilusilirinirmi Pigujjiutinik Qimirruniq, NRBHSS created advisory committee and working committees. Three regional priorities were identified:
1. Youth in difficulty
2. Addiction
3. Mental Health issues
Under these advisory committees we created three working committees who is mandated to identify problems and discuss on how to solve the problem. For at least three years, multiple meetings took place all over Nunavik and finally we have come up with recommendations which we deposited to NRBHSS board of directors, all has been approved and supported.
We will be sharing all the steps and all recommendations that were created under clinical project in Nunavik. Many were involved in creating these recommendations, we still have a lot of work to do but we worked on a major part and hope to improve life situation of Nunavimiiut.
Presented by: Dennis Windego
Workshop description:
This one day workshop will assist participants to learn an Indigenous process and land based model for grieving the loss of loved ones from suicide, Furthermore, participants will learn new tools in helping to grieve through the holidays after the loved one is no longer there to celebrate the holidays with family. Participants will engage in experiential exercises to assist in their grieving process.
